by Walker Bennett, SF Author
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GOP Rep: We Better NOT Tell America What Our Agenda Would Be

July 17, 2010 07:12 AM UTC
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GOP Rep: We Better NOT Tell America What Our Agenda Would Be

Jonah Goldberg argued this week that the “party of no” strategy has been a great success for Republicans, but suggested it’s time for the GOP to “call Obama’s bluff and offer a real choice.” By actually presenting a policy agenda, the GOP could achieve “a real mandate to be something more than ‘not-Obama.’” That sounds about right to me.

So, is there any chance congressional Republicans will take Goldberg’s advice and tell voters what they’d do with power? Not so much.

Yesterday, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) endorsed the notion of the GOP giving “certain specifics” about what the party supports, but he doesn’t want to see his party go into too many details.

Comments: 9

Chuck Larlham Jul 17, 2010, 8:15am UTC
But, from the GOP point of view at this point in the political cycle... he's right. It's hard to make a real campaign out of saying, "They're just the "Party of 'No.'" It's like shadow-boxing... lots of motion, but nothing really connects.
Mooch -. Jul 17, 2010, 10:09am UTC
I don't even see it as that.

The GOP thinks that they are going to gain strength by having a vague plan without any way to implement it.

Wrong.

That's why people like me have left the party.

I'll vote Mickey Mouse before I vote for someone because they are a certain party.

and more and more it looks as we head into November that's where my vote will be going.

Politics has become nothing more than a joke to a lot of politicians.
And just saying 'No' isn't cutting it with me, and many others.
Mooch -. Jul 17, 2010, 10:07am UTC
Maybe because they don't know how to achieve what they want.
All they've done this almost first 2 years of Obama's presidency is say no!. They've banded like I've never seen before, but yet they are not offering any real solutions.

And I suspect that they don't go into details, because they don't have details to go into.
Mooch
Carla G. Jul 17, 2010, 12:11pm UTC
I suspect you're right, Mooch.
Carla G. Jul 17, 2010, 12:09pm UTC
LOL. Doesn't surprise me at all. Boehner wants the Wall Street Reform legislation repealed now that he wasn't successful in getting it blocked from being passed. But they have no ideas on how to fix things in the country. Our last decade with Bush is a good example of what they can do. Why would we ever want to give them another chance, especially since they've displayed no ideas or willingness to change. It's all about tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts--for the rich that is. And yet, they don't want the average Joe to get unemployment now that he is without a job.
Nora J A. Jul 17, 2010, 10:11pm UTC
I bet that if they earmarked the millions of "fine" money from Goldman Sachs, to extend the unemployment the Republicans would agree. I know I would, just no more stinking debt!
tame mainstay Jul 19, 2010, 12:07pm UTC
So, is there any chance congressional Republicans will take Goldberg’s advice and tell voters what they’d do with power? Not so much.

Yesterday, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
endorsed the notion of the GOP giving “certain specifics”
about what the party supports,
but he doesn’t want to see his party
go into too many details.
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No surprise there... tame Great subject for discussion, Walker. tame

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